Champs reunited. RIP.

RIP...Very sad to hear.

 

RIP. Seems to be a bad month for boxers so far.

 

One obituary after another. Bobby Sinn was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year and fell 3 months short. We will be taping and replaying ANBF President Alan Moore's acceptance speech on behalf of Bobby at the Hall of Fame as it will be a beauty.

 

DSS - Your show touched on Bobby's career just recently if I remember correctly. I think Alan Moore was discussing when Bobby fought Jimmy Carrothers, just prior to Jimmy fighting o/s in a world title bout etc.

Really sad he's fallen 3 months short of what would have been a big and well earned moment.

 

Our first interview on Monday night will be Alan Moore for an obituary. His funeral is on Tuesday.

 

Good morning,
I'm an Italian sports writer and editor for the website Sport Vintage. I take care of the sporting obituaries for the site, and would like to know the exact place of death of Bobby Sinn to complete his obituary on the site. You've written he was dead in Queensland, can you give further detail on the place Sinn died?

Thanks very much,
Damiano "Billie" B.

 

That's ok, I can wait. Thank you in advance for your help!

 

Bobby Sinn career summary and obituary

by ESB resident Historian Flamengo.

BOBBY SINN. The Bulimba Bull Ant. Born Feb. 7, 1932. Died July 23. 2009 aged 77 at Mater Hospital in South Brisbane.

Born Robert Wills in Queensland, this little Aboriginal warrior, like his close mate Elley Bennett, was trained and managed by Snowy Hill. Both Bobby Sinn and Elley Bennett would claim the National Bantamweight and Featherweight titles under the guidance of Snowy.

In 1950, Bobby began punching for pay at the age of 18. Constantly fighting under the roof of the Brisbane Stadium, Bobby would take the State Bantamweight title in his 18th bout, stopping Ron Peterson in the 10th round and also contesting for the State Featherweight title shortly after.

With only 3 years as a professional under his belt, 1953 would prove a watershed year for Bobby Sinn in which he established himself as a Brisbane crowd favourite with 8 straight stoppages including old foe Col Douglas and his first national honours in which he wrenched the Australian bantamweitht title from 5’ 10” Young Regan, who claimed the title from Sinn conqueror the tall and flashy Kevin James. Bobby was to beat Young Regan a second time by KO in the same year.

Standing little more than 5’ 2”, Sinn was an old school hardman and what he lacked in height he made up for with courage, aggression and occasional fouls. Always moving forward in a relentless attack, draging his opponent into wars on the inside was his specialty. Always the strategic larrikin, Sinn was renowned for using a simultaneous double punch to break his opponents momentum. In his fight with Italian gentleman Amleto Falcinelli, Sinn double slapped him so much the Sydney Stadium crowd agitated and constantly booed him in which he responded with a toothy grin. In the late rounds, Falcinelli resorted to the same tactic to which the crowd erupted with cheers and laughter.

In 1954, Sinn travelled south to the Sydney Stadium to square off against World Bantamweight Champion Jimmy Carruthers in a non-title bout. Although there was no title on the line, it meant everything to Sinn who was motivated by the fact taht Carruthers had beaten Bobby's mate and Hall of Famer Elley Bennett, 3 years prior. A crowd of 9000 packed the stadium to see a titanic 12 round struggle in which the world champion was given the decision but many in the Crowd thought Sinn was the victor. The fight had a major impact on Carruthers who fought once more before retiring

Carruthers For the 12 rounds, it was Sinn who forced the fight throughout, giving Carruthers a dreadful time in front of his home crowd. As it remains, Carruthers fought just the once after this, before retiring and attempting an unsuccessful comeback years later.

Bobby Sinn continued his streak of form in 1954, twice knocking out Italian Bantamweight champion, Gianni Zuddas in Melbourne and Sydney respectively. Bobby then stepped up and came close to beating Belgium star, Jean Pierre Cossemyns who had already beaten future World featherweight champion Hogan ‘Kid’ Bassey. Bobby also lost another close fight on points against future World Champion occurred Mario D’Agata.

In 1955 Bobby fought the much bigger Scottish speedster, Peter Keenan, with the Empire Bantamweight Crown on the line. Keenan, another who’d fought for World honours, stole the show and went home with the belt. Following that fight Sinn moved down to his natural Featherweight division with success, taking the National title from fellow Aboriginal Russells Sands in front of an adoringr Brisbane crowd. Less than a month later, he lost the title to old foe Kevin James back in the Sydney Stadium.

Over the next 4 years, Bobby had mixed results with success including regaining the national Featherweight crown and an ill advised jump to the lightweight division against Max Carlos over 12 rounds. After a points loss to Olympian Ollie Taylor Sinn decided to hang up the gloves.

In a career spanning over a decade in a brilliant era, Bobby Sinn stands proud. He was never described as the greatest, the most scientific or the prettiest fighter to watch, but the crowds flocked to see him. They wanted to see a fight, and that’s exactly what they saw from a genuine entertainer.

The high point of his career was coming razor close to beating world champion Carruthers in a brilliant evening of Boxing in 1954.

With a career tally of 38 victories from 60 bouts, Bobby Sinn showed the highest level of tenacity, constantly facing taller and bigger men, future world champs and national heroes, pushing them all to the limit.

In todays modern era of multiple belts and many divisions, Bobby Sinn and his best mate Elley Bennett, would have thrived with the expanded opportunities to ply their crowd pleasing craft.

For his services to Australian boxing, Bobby Sinn has been recognised by the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame, and will be inducted in the October 2009 ceremony.

BOBBY SINN RIP

A CHAMPION BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE RING.

 

Better than the original crayon version, yes.

 

Thanks a lot:

http://www.sportvintage.it/2009/07/24/23072009-bobby-sinn/